Christina
f.
Old English christen, Old High German kristān 'Christian'.
The name of many early medieval saints. The name of many medieval Swedish queens and queen consorts.
Often confused with Christiana, of related origin.
- Belgium
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- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Christina BoonenGes p. 333,
Christine ibid. p. 336,
Christyne ibid. p. 360
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Cristina (nom) chlumecky 76,
Cristine (dat) ibid. 123;
1356 Cristina (nom) ibid. 134
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Kirstine KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Cristina (nom) GASurv p. 110,
Cristine (gen) ibid. p. 130;
c1198 Cristina (nom) ibid. p. 246;
1222 Cristina (nom) StPaulDom p. 24,
Cristine (abl) ibid. p. 60;
1279–80 Cristina (nom) WaHR-SK p. 28;
1300 Cristina (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232;
1340xc1450 Cristina (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 11;
1377 Christina (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5;
1381 Christina (nom) ibid. p. 11,
Suffolk1381 p. 80,
Cristena (nom) ibid. p. 113,
Cristina (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8,
Suffolk1381 p. 75;
1408 Cristina (nom) GCCYork p.12;
1418 Cristine (dat) EEW p. 44
- Early Modern English
- ● 1539 Crystyn BarnstapleBap p. 1;
1541 Cristen ibid. p. 2;
1575 Christin COmar-vol5 p. 84;
1578 Christena DEmar-vol1 p. 84;
1581 Christen ibid. p. 84;
1582 Christen COmar-vol5 p. 6;
1584 Christyn ibid. p. 128;
1597 Christen ibid. p. 86;
1598 Christeen DEmar-vol2 p. 38
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Cristina (nom) irminon-vol2 22, Palatiolum
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Cristina (abl) TradCorb §61;
1142 Christina (abl) mairhofer I;
1310 Kristina (nom) VFBStralsund 3
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Cristina Nurn1497 54
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1366 Crestinam (acc) Livi 13,
Cristinam (acc) ibid. 20;
1527 Christina (nom) Rome1527 p. 88
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● a1286 Christine (gen) RigSB 2;
1289 Christine (dat) ibid. 15;
1294 Christine (gen) ibid. 45;
1300 Cristine (dat) ibid. 410
- Middle Low German
- ● 1523 Kerstyn Arbusow p. 98
- Scotland
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- Scots
- ● 1546 Cristina PGB;
1550 Cristina ibid.;
1565 Cristene ibid.;
1575 Christine ibid.;
1578 Cristina ibid.;
1591 Christina ibid.;
1593 Cristine ibid.;
1596 Cristina ibid.;
1598 Cristina ibid.
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1300 cristine (gen) SDHK no. 1873;
1350 Cristinam (acc) ibid. no. 6006,
Cristine (dat) ibid. no. 6023,
Cristinæ (gen) ibid. no. 6015
- Old Swedish
- ● 1377 Cristine (nom) SDHK no. 10938;
1383 Cristin SRA-vol2 no. 1919
Cite as: R. Le Get, N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Christina". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Christina.